Gerry Hemingway

Gerry Hemingway is an American drummer, percussionist and composer, born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1955. He is best known for his eleven years in the Anthony Braxton quartet (1983-1994) and for a long career in improvised and composed music as a leader, a trio member and a duo partner, playing drums alongside electronics, vibraphone and voice. Hemingway studied with drummer Alan Dawson. With trombonist Ray Anderson and bassist Mark Helias he formed BassDrumBone in the late 1970s, a trio still recording decades later.